Exercise 9. Circle the best answers.

1. Nowadays people _________ hours sitting in front of computers.

A. spend                      B. last                          C. set                           D. take

2. My uncle usually _________ a lot of beautiful photos.

A. take            B. takes                       C. to take                    D. taking

3. My family enjoys _________ because we can sell vegetables and flowers _________ money.

A. garden – to                                                 B. gardening – for     

C. gardening - with                                         D. garden - of

4. If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your _________ as to your friends presents.

A. hobby                     B. money                     C. greetings                D. products

5. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the _________ magazines.

A. fashion                   B. cooking                  C. sports                      D. science

6. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is _________.

A. danger                    B. in danger                C. dangerous               D. endangered

7. My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three _________ a week.

A. time                        B. a time                     C. times                       D. timings

8. I think collecting old bowls _________ a very boring hobby.

A. am                          B. is                             C. are                          D. be

9. I like _________ books because it widens my knowledge.

A. read                        B. reads                       C. to reading   D. reading

10. Model making is a _________ way of spending time.

A. wonder                   B. wonderful               C. wondering D. wondered

11. There are many _________ why it is important to have a hobby.

A. answers                  B. reasons                   C. details                     D. facts

12. Will you _________ making models in the future?

A. pick up                   B. look for                  C. take up                    D. find

13. Do you think that hobby is and boring?

A. easy                        B. difficult                  C. danger                    D. interesting

14. My brother usually _________ fishing in his free time.

A. go                           B. to go                       C. goes                        D. going

15. We _________ roller skating because it's dangerous.

A. don't like                B. not like                   C. don’t likes              D. doesn’t like

16. I join a photography club, and all members love _________ a lot of beautiful photos.

A. take            B. taking                     C. make                       D. making

17. What does your father do _________ his free time?

A. in                            B. at                            C. on                           D. while

18. I think a hobby will always give you _________ and help you _________.

A. pleased - relax                                           B. pleasure – relaxed

C. pleased - relaxing                          D. pleasure – relax

19. You can share your stamps _________ other collectors _________ a stamp club.

A. with-at                    B. to-at                        C. with-in                    D. to-in

20. She finds _________ flowers interesting because it helps her relax.

A. arrange                   B. arranges                  C. to arrange               D. arranging